u/BlueberryNo4669

To preface, I’m a manager at this job, but I also have a manager higher than me that I report to. I started this job 3 months ago, trained for 2 months at another location, currently on week 5 at my home location.

I had a 1-1 with my manager today about where I’m at in the training process and also to gauge my performance thus far. She started off by asking me how I think I was doing, and I said by all measures I think pretty well. I’m already meeting profit goals or exceeding them, my shift management is improving, and I’m getting a better handle on the team and what their strengths are. I also handled my first health inspection on my own without knowing where all the necessary documentation was, and passed with flying colors.

Despite all of this, she proceeded to nitpick small, one off instances where I didn’t do well. She said the team mentioned a rough shift this week, but then failed to take into consideration that I was sick running a fever the entire time but stilled managed to get the team through. The very next day was miles better because I didn’t feel like absolute dogshit. She also mentioned a single item that I ordered too much of, and how corporate is really cracking down on that, but then denied our conversation weeks prior APPROVING an ordering plan for said item that resulted in us having too much.

I was so blindsided. Why is she ignoring the bigger picture and honing in on the small details? I don’t understand how someone can get to this level and not know how to have a proper 1-1 with someone. It’s just so demoralizing to the point that I’m starting to feel apathetic towards the job is general. Nothing I say is heard, yet she keeps saying to give her feedback on how we can improve things. I don’t know how much longer I’ll last at this rate.

Great against Zard Y, Incineroar, Aero, Froslass, Sylveon, and Floette, among other meta picks. It also does decently against Sneasler and Arch due to learning earth power. Single target special rock damage that can’t be lowered by intimidate. It’s especially great when slotted in as an Aero replacement on a Zard Y team. It powers through all the mons that normally give Zard Y trouble. I’ve been running Modest max speed/sp. att with a focus sash, 3 attacking moves and spiky shield.

(New manager at current job, not new to management overall).

Hi all,

I’m looking for some advice on my current situation. I took a job as a restaurant manager (middle manager who reports to the general manager), and I had my second 1 on 1 with my GM today. She said I’m doing great with my area of responsibility, but there were some comments from the team that were a little upsetting to me.

I was told that the team said they thought I spent more time in the office than helping them on the line making food, and that I reference the store I trained at too much. My GM was given this feedback about me by the team, and passed it along to me. She made it clear that she holds nothing against me and that she can’t make judgement as she hasn’t personally seen anything, but I felt compelled to explain myself regardless.

I’m the food production manager, so my job involves quite a bit of office work crunching the inventory numbers, doing product pars for the week, and labeling and organizing the restaurant. As such, I’m not available to help the associates as much as the other manager on my level does.

Here’s my issue: this manager (I’ll call her Jessie) helps out too much, to the point that they expect it from all of us. I have been told numerous times by my GM and by my regional manager that the MIC should be mobile, moving around the restaurant handling pop up issues, making sure associates are keeping up with their tasks, talking to guests, etc etc. We’re expected to expo for the associates during peak business times, which is essentially overseeing the line, validating orders, and conversing with guests.

I am always on expo during peak, and will oftentimes jump onto the line if we’re busy. I also will work the line all night if we have a callout, as I’m essentially an associate on those days filling the hole. I tell them to come get me if they need me, even if I’m doing critical tasks like inventory (which I’m supposed to be completely unavailable for, according to my GM).

With all this being said, the team’s comments have me a little annoyed honestly. I bust my ass to keep the restaurant running, but it seems like the team only cares about whether I’m on the line helping them make orders. I’ve explained this to my GM, and she agrees that we are too willing to jump in and help when we should be letting the do it themselves and be self sufficient. So while I’m not in trouble by any means, their comments kind of pissed me off.

How do I address this? It feels like less of a me problem and more of problem created by the current managers. We’re being pushed by corporate more and more to be on expo during peak, and my regional manager will sometimes check the cameras and ask why we’re working on the line, so I have the support of the higher ups. I care about my team, but I also need to them to understand that these seemingly invisible tasks that I do everyday are a big part of what keeps them employed.

I’m just looking to get different perspectives on this. Coming from the restaurant industry, the questions I get from other managers while they’re on shift are usually pretty simple yes/no, so I’ll almost always respond. They’ll also answer my questions, and it’s worked out so far, however I’m new to this specific company and I can feel my manager testing boundaries. For instance: last we she asked me to work an extra day last week, and as compensation I get 3 days off this week. I agreed, but then this week she asked if I could pick up a day because the schedule way really tight. I go check it, and she’s off for 3 days in a row… I said no sorry, I need these days off to recuperate after working 6 days straight, and she didn’t respond.

I’ve played this game before, and know that I have to put my foot down early or else she’ll keep pushing. I also know this is a conversation I should have with her to set expectations, however I wanted to see if anyone had any stories or advice to share.